{"id":688,"date":"2025-09-21T16:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepertech.com\/en\/?p=688"},"modified":"2025-09-22T03:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:00:18","slug":"seraweb-intranet-and-web-operations-maintenance-security-and-custom-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepertech.com\/en\/success-stories\/seraweb-intranet-and-web-operations-maintenance-security-and-custom-development\/","title":{"rendered":"SeraWeb &#8211; Intranet and Web Operations: Maintenance, Security and Custom Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\">\n  <a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a> &raquo;\n  <a href=\"\/en\/success-stories\/\">Success Stories<\/a> &raquo;\n  SeraWeb &#8211; Intranet and Web Operations: Maintenance, Security and Custom Development\n<\/nav>\n\n<article>\n  <header>\n    <p><strong>Client:<\/strong> SeraWeb C.A. &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Sector:<\/strong> Information Services &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>NAICS:<\/strong> 541511<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n<figure class=\"ss-hero\" style=\"max-width:680px;margin:0 auto\">\n  <img src=\"https:\/\/deepertech.com\/images\/seraweb-ops-security-dev-hero-en-680.png\"\n       alt=\"Five-panel hero showing: server operations, TLS certificate lifecycle, software development, payment gateway workflows, and web analytics dashboards - photorealistic composite.\"\n       width=\"680\" height=\"383\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\n       style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:12px\" \/>\n<\/figure>\n\n<section><h2>Problem<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\nThe company needed reliable <strong>intranet<\/strong> and <strong>server operations<\/strong> for test and production, including deployments and day-to-day upkeep.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>TLS certificates<\/strong> had to be inventoried, renewed, and deployed consistently across servers and corporate websites. Industry guidance recommends a centralized inventory for full visibility.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe business required <strong>custom web applications<\/strong> to support projects and operations, plus <strong>front-end integration<\/strong> of designer deliverables with back-end code, followed by functional and safety checks.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nA <strong>payment workflow<\/strong> was needed using <strong>Authorize.Net<\/strong>, with attention to PCI DSS responsibilities. Authorize.Net\u2019s Accept solutions are designed to simplify merchant SAQ alignment, while PCI DSS remains the baseline for protecting payment account data.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n<section><h2>Objectives<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\nOperate and maintain the company intranet and servers for test and production.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nManage the <strong>certificate lifecycle<\/strong> &#8211; inventory, renewal, and deployment &#8211; across all properties.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBuild applications needed by projects and operations, and integrate the design team\u2019s UI with robust back-end logic.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nImplement an Authorize.Net-based payment gateway with basic refund flow, and analytics to guide marketing decisions.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section><h2>Solution Applied<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Operations<\/strong>: centralized routines for deployments, housekeeping tasks, access controls, and operational checks on intranet, test, and production servers.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Certificates<\/strong>: <strong>certificate lifecycle<\/strong> handled end-to-end &#8211; inventory, renewal scheduling, and deployment &#8211; following widely recommended practices for visibility and control.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Development<\/strong>: full-stack delivery of the required applications with <strong>HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL<\/strong>, including integration of designer assets and post-integration testing.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment gateway<\/strong>: Authorize.Net integration focused on <strong>one-time payments<\/strong> and <strong>refunds<\/strong>, aligning with PCI DSS guidance for merchants. Authorize.Net\u2019s Accept family provides hosted options that reduce PCI scope for the merchant environment.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Analytics<\/strong>: internal visit tracking to optimize marketing strategies, implemented with privacy in mind and without storing unnecessary PII.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n<section><h2>Executed Projects<\/h2>\n<p><ol>\n<li>\n<strong>Payment gateway (Authorize.Net)<\/strong>: one-time payment and refund flows, with attention to merchant PCI responsibilities.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>User visits tracking<\/strong>: internal analytics to guide marketing optimization.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Project dashboard<\/strong>: management, control, monitoring, and storage for project data.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Mass mailing list application<\/strong>: bulk mail capability with <strong>anti-spam compliance<\/strong> noted at a high level.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n<section><h2>Technologies Applied<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Database<\/strong>: MySQL\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Web Stack<\/strong>: <strong>LAMP \/ WAMP<\/strong> (Front-end: HTML, JavaScript &#8211; Back-end: PHP, MySQL). LAMP\/WAMP are standard AMP stacks used to build and host web apps.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Services<\/strong>: SFTP, SSH, Remote Desktop\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Software<\/strong>: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n<section><h2>Results and Achievements<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Streamlined design-to-code workflow<\/strong> &#8211; predictable handoff from design to components.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Hardened web app practices<\/strong> &#8211; inputs, sessions, and baseline security headers verified during integration.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Operational readiness<\/strong> &#8211; certificate renewals on time, orderly deployments, and routine backups.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n<section><h2>Compliance and Security<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>PCI DSS<\/strong> considered for the parts in scope for the merchant environment, referencing PCI SSC resources.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Certificate lifecycle<\/strong> managed per recommended practices with centralized inventory and renewals scheduling.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n<section><h2>Legal notice<\/h2>\n<p><ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Authorize.Net<\/strong> is a registered trademark of its respective owner. <strong>Deeper Technology LLC<\/strong> is an independent software development company and is <strong>not affiliated with, endorsed by<\/strong>, or sponsored by Authorize.Net. 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